MATLAB: MATLAB starts but looks weird. (Arch Linux)

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When I start Matlab, it looks very odd. The same thing happened with the installer, unable to read options and text fields were blank. Below is a screenshot. What is wrong and how do I fix it?
Running R2016a on Arch Linux, 64bit.

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I found the solution. There was an issue with SNA, so I changed to UXA according to the Arch Wiki:
SNA issues
From man 4 intel:
There are a couple of backends available for accelerating the DDX. 
"UXA" (Unified Acceleration Architecture) is the mature backend that was introduced to support the GEM driver model. 
It is in the process of being superseded by "SNA" (Sandybridge's New Acceleration). 
Until that process is complete, the ability to choose which backend to use remains for backwards compatibility.
SNA is the default acceleration method in xf86-video-intel. If you are experience issues with SNA (e.g. pixelated graphics, corrupt text, etc.), try using UXA instead, which can be done by adding the following line to your configuration file:
Option "AccelMethod" "uxa"
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